Overview
Writing in the tradition of biblical exegetes, such as St John Chrysostom, Blessed Theophylact of Bulgaria, and St Theophan the Recluse, the work of Archbishop Averky (Taushev) provides a commentary that is firmly grounded in the teaching of the Church, manifested in its liturgical hymnography and the works of the Holy Fathers. Using the best of prerevolutionary Russian sources, these writings also remained abreast of developments in Western biblical scholarship, engaging with it directly and honestly.
Reviews
"Whether you have never read the Gospels or read them hundreds of times, you will be spiritually enriched with your reading of this commentary. I cannot wait for Volume II on The Epistles to be released." —Stuart Dunn, stuartsstudy.blogspot.com.
"A text that would benefit any pious laymen, but which should be a go to reference for Orthodox clergy." —Fr. John Whiteford, fatherjohn.blogspot.com.
"Taushev suggests that the book of Acts paints a picture of the Christian church as having been established among the Jews of Palestine according to the words of the Lord himself, spreading into a pagan milieu, and eventually reaching Asia and southern Europe." —New Testament Abstracts 61/3 - 2017
"This commentary on Acts, based on summary lectures for a course on the NT taught between 1952-1955, aims to give readers and those who study the NT a key to understanding and interpreting the Scriptures according to the teachings of the Russian Orthodox Church." —New Testament Abstracts
Author Biography
Nicholas Kotar is a translator as well as an author of fantasy novels inspired by traditional Russian folk tales. Dr Vitaly Permiakov holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. Archbishop Averky (Taushev) (1906–1976) was born in Imperial Russia. After the Russian Revolution he taught and served in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Germany before being assigned in 1951 to teach at the Holy Trinity Seminary in New York.